At the press conference festival The 11th Southern folk cake in 2024, Ms. Tran Thi Hoang Anh, Deputy Director of Can Tho City Tourism Development Center, said that this year’s festival has a scale of about 250 folk cake stalls, regional cuisine specialties with 100 types of folk cakes.
In addition to displaying and demonstrating how artisans make cakes, this festival also there is a space to introduce Heritage culture< /a> The national intangible of Thuan Hung rice paper making, especially the demonstration and free reception of record-breaking pancakes with a diameter of 3m.
Accordingly, the “giant” banh xeo is prepared according to a traditional recipe with rice flour, shrimp and pork belly. just green bean sprouts… made by 14 artisans. It is expected that on April 18, there will be a performance of pouring banh xeo for visitors to admire.
The 11th Southern Folk Cake Festival 2024 will be held from April 17 to April 21 (on March 9-13 of the lunar calendar). Location at Binh Thuy District Square.
The first Folk Cake Festival held in In 2012, Can Tho Ancient Market House was named Folk Cake Festival. At that time, the festival only had 20 booths, including famous artisans such as Muoi Xiem Chin Cam, Chef Le Thi Hong Dung… attending.
After the success of the past years, Can Tho City organizes this festival to attract tourists to the city to visit as well as an opportunity for provinces and cities across the country to exchange cultures. honor and promote regional folk cakes and cuisine.
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